Spain faces Argentina on Sunday in the 2026 World Cup final. In the decisive match for the title, the Spanish football league (La Liga) will be the most represented, as the rosters of the Spanish and Argentine national teams include 24 players from La Liga clubs out of a total of 52 players on the two squads.

La Liga accounts for nearly half of the players in the final, leading by 11 players over the English Premier League, which ranks second with 13 players. The French league contributes five players, while the Italian league, German league, American league (MLS), and Argentine Professional League each have two players. The Portuguese Premier League and the Brazilian league each complete the list with one player per competition.

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This statistic, compiled based on club rosters for the 2026/2027 season, shows a clear increase in La Liga's presence compared to the semi-final stage. In the previous round, the Spanish competition and the English league shared the largest proportion of players continuing in the tournament, but the qualification of Spain and Argentina to the final gave La Liga sole leadership.